Stolthet och fördom (Pride and Prejudice) is a three-act opéra comique by Daniel Nelson, to a libretto by Swedish playwright Sofia Fredén [sv] (born 1968) based on the popular 1813 English novel by Jane Austen.
Before the premiere the composer expressed his view of the work as an operetta in the sense that "a direct and immediate communication with an audience" is planned.
[2] One reviewer of the premiere noted musical influences of Michel Legrand and Igor Stravinsky in the score.
A small ensemble is used: one flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, a harp, piano, and strings and one percussionist.
The plot follows closely that in the novel, although some characters (Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mary Bennet) do not appear.